Bass Hunter 64

Description

Brand: Take-Two Interactive

Edition: Standard

Features:

• Go fishing in the great outdoors with Bass Hunter 64! Reel in a record-setting bass in tournament mode. 3D rendered environments, complete with native wildlife, and geographically accurate landscapes. Fish Pennsylvania’s Lake Arthur and Florida’s Butler Chain Lakes. Driving, underwater and positional cameras are throughout your adventure. Lure, strike, and fish-fighting animations designed to simulate bass fishing’s most exciting moments. Fish behavior based on scientific research and practical

Format: Nintendo

Details: Amazon.com

There are a lot of fishing games out there. Some are quite addictive. Unfortunately, Bass Hunter 64 is not one of them. Structurally, the game has potential: there are tournament and “just for fun” fishing modes, a wide selection of lures and tackle, different lakes and weather conditions to contend with, and the ability to drive your boat and use your fish-finder to locate the bass. Experienced fishermen will recognize the effort that went into the way the fish act: The bass tend to hug the structure, and move up and down in depth according to temperature and water conditions. Different lures work well for different situations, much as you’d expect from real bass. The problem lies with the gameplay and the act of fishing itself. An essential accessory for any fishing game is the rumble pack. It’s that feeling of having a strike and fighting the fish that makes the pulse quicken in any fishing game. And it is here that Take 2 Interactive has fallen short. Hooking and landing a fish is a very ho-hum affair in this game. The rumble pack is used too sparingly, and the vibrations one feels seem to have no relation to the onscreen action. In the end, this is a game that quickly becomes boring. In Bass Hunter 64, even when the fish are biting, the thrills are the ones that got away. –Jeanne UyPros:Wide choice of lures, including some popular name brandsFish respond realistically to changing conditionsCons:Onscreen help is riddled with errors: help screens for “Win tournaments,” “Buy equipment,” and “Trolling motor” bring up instructions on how to display the toolbarControls are limiting: Not enough ways to impart action on the lureThe fishing mini-game in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is more funIn this game, the act of catching a fish is just not exciting

Product description

Go fishing in the great outdoors with Bass Hunter 64! Reel in a record-setting bass in tournament mode. 3D rendered environments, complete with native wildlife, and geographically accurate landscapes. Fish Pennsylvania’s Lake Arthur and Florida’s Butler Chain Lakes. Driving, underwater and positional cameras are throughout your adventure. Lure, strike, and fish-fighting animations designed to simulate bass fishing’s most exciting moments. Fish behavior based on scientific research and practical experience of experts at In-Fisherman.

UPC: 710425240287